It was the first time Jiang Yumo heard Duan Ye say that he’s ‘scared’. They had known each other for so long, but she had never heard him express fear about anything. Even the scariest horror movies couldn’t make him change his expression. When she asked if he was scared, he simply replied, “The plot is a bit boring.”
So, at this moment, when he said he was ‘scared,’ Jiang Yumo was extremely surprised. “You’re scared of my Mom calling you?”
“Yeah,” Duan Ye honestly nodded, “I’m already thinking about what I should say when your Mom calls me.”
“So, you’re very nervous?”
“Yeah…”
“So you haven’t made up your mind yet, then you chose to just prevent this possibility altogether and take me back earlier?”
Duan Ye sighed, “That’s right.”
Jiang Yumo placed her hand behind her back and elongated her tone, “Alright then, whenever you figure it out, I’ll play until midnight.”
Outside the residential area, Duan Ye asked her, “What do you want for breakfast tomorrow?”
Jiang Yumo was about to reply, but suddenly remembered that the college entrance examination was over.
She no longer had to wake up so early, nor did she have to go to the cafeteria for breakfast. Suddenly, there was an indescribable sense of confusion that swept over her. She suddenly realized something— she had truly finished high school, and in perhaps two months, Duan Ye would send her off to enroll in college, and they might not be able to see each other every day like they did now and in the past.
Perhaps, at that time, meeting each other would be a rare occurrence.
She suddenly felt lost.
Suddenly… a hint of fear emerged when facing the possibility of a future without Duan Ye around every day.
Seeing that Jiang Yumo didn’t answer, Duan Ye stopped walking and looked at her, “What’s wrong? You still haven’t figured it out?”
Jiang Yumo snapped out of her thoughts, shook her head, and forced a smile, “No, it’s just that I’m really tired. I want to sleep in tomorrow morning and have lunch when I wake up.”
In the darkness, Duan Ye couldn’t see her expression clearly.
He agreed, “Alright, I’ll come to pick you up tomorrow afternoon.”
“Okay.”
As usual, Duan Ye accompanied her to the entrance of the residential building and watched her go inside.
Jiang Yumo knew about his habit— he always waited until the light in her bedroom was on before leaving.
This time, she wanted to play a little trick on him.
She hid inside the residential building and secretly looked outside, wanting to see how long he would wait before leaving.
Five minutes passed, and he didn’t leave. Ten minutes passed, and still, he stayed.
Perhaps he realized something, as he took out his phone and glanced at the time, seeming hesitant about whether to call her or not.
It seemed like he always had this kind of patience with her.
Earlier, when she returned home after school, she saw the upstairs neighbor talking on the phone with her best friend, crying. She only overheard a few sentences, but it seemed that after having a fight with her boyfriend, she walked ahead, and when she turned back after crossing an intersection, her boyfriend was nowhere to be seen, having already disappeared to who knows where.
Jiang Yumo thought for a moment, and she was inexplicably convinced that Duan Ye could never treat her like this.
She looked again at his patient figure waiting downstairs, never showing any signs of impatience. A soft emotion enveloped her heart as she hurried upstairs, returned home, and grabbed an ice stick from the refrigerator. Sure enough, Duan Ye was still waiting there, his head lowered, looking at his phone.
The next moment, the phone in Jiang Yumo’s pocket vibrated several times.
It must be a text message from him.
She took a deep breath.
For some reason, she really wanted to run over and hug him.
And she almost did, but when she stood in front of him, she stopped herself from giving him a bear hug as planned in her mind.
At this critical moment, that attribute called ‘reserve’ came to mess things up again.
So annoying!!
Duan Ye raised his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them, but then he realized it might be her playful act, so his smile remained indulgent. “What’s wrong?”
Jiang Yumo was annoyed with herself too. In front of him, she forcefully broke the ice stick into two pieces.
She handed him a piece and said, “It’s yogurt-flavored, not bad, give it a try.”
Duan Ye didn’t know what she was up to, but he still accepted it. Each of them had a piece of ice stick, and Jiang Yumo was the first to be defeated. She smiled and said, “I’m so silly.”
Under the moonlight, after finishing the half stick of ice, Jiang Yumo waved at him, “I’m really going up this time.”
Duan Ye looked at her firmly, “Okay.”
Jiang Yumo took two steps back and turned to walk towards the building.
After only walking a few steps, she felt a strong force. When she realized what was happening, she looked down at the hands that held her waist— Duan Ye’s hands.
She pursed her lips and smiled secretly.
Duan Ye hugged her from behind.
But after just two or maybe three seconds, he let go of her as if he was afraid of being seen by someone.
Jiang Yumo didn’t turn around, but her heart was pounding like a little rabbit, wanting to jump out and meet the boy that her owner liked.
Duan Ye wasn’t any better than her.
He also didn’t know why he suddenly acted this way… so abrupt.
Afraid that she would be angry, he wanted to walk up to her to see her, but at this moment, his courage was running low, just like the battery on his phone with only a few bars left.
“What do you want for breakfast tomorrow?” Duan Ye asked calmly.
Jiang Yumao couldn’t help but suppress her laughter.
But she didn’t remind him that he had asked this question before, and she had already answered.
It seems that he is not as calm as he appears to be.
It seems that they are all the same.
Suppressing the urge to laugh, Jiang Yumo replied, “Beef dumpling soup.”
Duan Ye : “Alright.”
The public security in Ningcheng has always been good.
Ning Zhiyu came back by herself on the bus, walking lightly all the way. When she passed through a small alley and was about to reach her doorstep, she suddenly stopped.
Because at her doorstep… there was a dark shadow.
Could it be a thief?
Ning Zhiyu shook her head after the guess popped into her mind. “No, impossible. She has good relationships with everyone in this whole area, and thieves wouldn’t want to come to Linjiang Road.“
Wait, this figure… Why does it seem a bit familiar?
Ning Zhiyu cautiously took two steps forward, focused her gaze, and suddenly froze.
It was Zhou Ji, struggling to pull out weeds. He turned around and recognized Ning Zhiyu, instantly showing a smile. “Back already?”
It had been a few months since they last met, and Zhou Ji had accumulated plenty of things to say, but now that they were face to face, he didn’t know what to say. His nerves were on edge, and his brain was a mess. Whatever came to mind, he blurted out without any filter, “What’s wrong with Lao Duan? I tried to persuade him, but you guys stayed so late. I’ve been here feeding mosquitoes for so long.”
“What are you doing?” Ning Zhiyu stared at him and asked softly.
Zhou Ji touched his hair and said, “I didn’t have anything to do, so I noticed that weeds were growing at your doorstep. I thought I’d just pull them all out for you.”
Ning Zhiyu said, “…Those are vegetables planted by our neighbor.”
Zhou Ji was taken aback, “What?”
These are vegetables?
“…I’m sorry, I’ll compensate for them tomorrow.” Zhou Ji got excited again, clapped the soil off his hands, and stood in front of her. “During the college entrance examination, I didn’t go anywhere. I went straight to the airport because I wanted to give you… um, give you all a surprise. I’m back.”
Ning Zhiyu looked at him, her throat feeling choked, and finally turned her head away, muttering softly, “You’re such a nerve-wracking person.”
Hahahahahahahahahahaahahha noo the veggies, cringed a little! 😅😂
Those poor vegetables lmaooo